Welcome

I am a composer whose music has been described as “masterfully orchestrated” and exhibiting “sonic beauty” (San Diego Union-Tribune). I create from a deep-rooted lyrical impulse, combined with an interest in the ways we perceive sound and in musical repertoires both old and new. With each project, I seek to intertwine these diverse influences in novel ways, curating sonic worlds that feel simultaneously fresh and familiar. I have worked in a variety of contexts, from the acoustic to the electronic, from concert music to sound installations and interdisciplinary collaborations.

My music has been commissioned by and received performances at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Breckenridge Music Festival, Royaumont Voix Nouvelles Festival, Tanglewood Music Center, ISCM World New Music Days, Composers Conference, and the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, among others. My recent collaborators include the New Fromm Players, the Flux Quartet, Ensemble Dal Niente, Duo Axis, HOCKET, and the La Jolla Symphony. My music theory scholarship has been published in Music Theory Online.

I am a graduate of the University of California San Diego (Ph.D.), the Eastman School of Music (M.A.), and the University of Chicago (B.A.). I was also a US-UK Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London.

I am currently Assistant Professor of Music Theory/Composition at Illinois State University, where I also co-direct the RED NOTE New Music Festival.

For a press bio or questions about my music, please contact me.

Photo credit: Jessica C. Flores